Let's not forget he's 20, TWENTY. It'll be another 6/7 years before he hits his peak.
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Neville was right when he said:
“I think Luke will need time to settle in, as any 19-year-old boy would coming to Manchester. I am expecting he will do well this season but you will really see a really quite fantastic full-back in 18 months to two years.
Almost perfect from Neville, but Shaw is 6 months ahead on schedule!
“I think Luke will need time to settle in, as any 19-year-old boy would coming to Manchester. I am expecting he will do well this season but you will really see a really quite fantastic full-back in 18 months to two years.
Almost perfect from Neville, but Shaw is 6 months ahead on schedule!
He's excellent, hard to believe he's so young.
GOAT
So good to see him and Smalling bossing it, they're both fecking excellent players.
I had a gander at some of the comments after we first bid for him and I'd actually forgotten how negative the caf was overall. A lot of comments about us being silly for choosing him over the far superior Coentrao or how it was a ludicrous amount of money and a ridiculous gamble. Not too dissimilar to the Martial thread last week actually which is reassuring.
He looked a star from the moment he set foot in the PL, really. I managed to catch his England debut live and he looked completely at home then too. You could just tell with that kind of composure as a teenager he'd have to screw things up massively not to deliver on that kind of potential.
He looked a star from the moment he set foot in the PL, really. I managed to catch his England debut live and he looked completely at home then too. You could just tell with that kind of composure as a teenager he'd have to screw things up massively not to deliver on that kind of potential.
Another great performance from Shaw. Three out of our back 4 is set for the next 5 years. As for England, Shaw and Sterling forming a nice partnership terrorizing the left flank with their pace is bad news for England opponents.
Like I said not long ago, the world will be talking about Shaw soon, with the likes of Madrid and Barca sniffing around him.
I bet he's be one of the hardest fullbacks to play against, unbelievable pace and strong as an ox. You're not getting past him.
I bet he's be one of the hardest fullbacks to play against, unbelievable pace and strong as an ox. You're not getting past him.
He's got the potential to be England's goat left back. Has it in him to be better than Cole.
Yep agree! It's a shame we could keep Pogba and DDG as we'd be embarrassed in top Young prospects!
The Form he's showing right now is 30m pound form. I cant think of a fullback anywhere playing better right now. He's a defensive juggernaut, whose absolutely rapid and confident enough to charge forward, completely bypassing oppositions midfield and single-handedly starting attacks.
It is simply remarkable that he only just turned 20.
I still think we need to look after him. Give him as much rest as when we can i.e do not play him in the league cup games. He combines great technique with great athleticism and he's shown that almost every game (that's pretty intense). He's only a young adult and still growing/filling out etc, please don't run him into the ground!
I had for the fortune of being at the match today... He was fantastic. All three of our United players were, in fact.
Shaw sure is developing quite nicely isn't he? A lot of his apparent problems last season could be chalked down to some injury issues, and the transfer from Southampton to United.
http://www.squawka.com/news/man-uni...ts-he-always-gets-nervous-before-games/326514
Makes a lot of sense in hindsight. Transitioning to the weight of expectations at United is no mean feat, especially for a kid. Seemed quite circumspect through the initial months, more focused on getting the minor details right under Van Gaal, and concentrating more on the defensive aspect of his position. But now he seems to have found his groove, reflected in the amount of confidence he displays on the pitch, especially going forward. One of the biggest positives of the season thus far.
http://www.squawka.com/news/man-uni...ts-he-always-gets-nervous-before-games/326514
Makes a lot of sense in hindsight. Transitioning to the weight of expectations at United is no mean feat, especially for a kid. Seemed quite circumspect through the initial months, more focused on getting the minor details right under Van Gaal, and concentrating more on the defensive aspect of his position. But now he seems to have found his groove, reflected in the amount of confidence he displays on the pitch, especially going forward. One of the biggest positives of the season thus far.
I'm so glad we got him over Chelsea and I'm so glad that Moyes failed in his bid to get Baines. The fee was steep but it was always obvious that he'd be worth it.
Will be England's 1st choice LB for the next 10 years.
Incredible player. Massive improvement from last season. Still not in his prime as well. Just imagine him in his prime
Incredible player. Massive improvement from last season. Still not in his prime as well. Just imagine him in his prime
30 mil for this guys and is already worth it.
The same people who get their panties wet over the money for martial might just change their mind like they did with shaw.
On another note; what a job Southampton and everton have done for the english national team.
The same people who get their panties wet over the money for martial might just change their mind like they did with shaw.
On another note; what a job Southampton and everton have done for the english national team.
Prime example of why I don't give a shit how much money the club spend on a player they want as long as Woodward isn't running up unsustainable debt in doing so, which I'm certain he isn't because his magic with money and finances is how he got appointed to his current role by the Glazers.
I still remember the final game of 13/14 away at Southampton when he was matched up against Januzaj and never once looked like he would be beaten by him. In fact while he's been tremendous this season for United and barring anything unforeseen seems to be likely to be well worth his transfer fee and then some, anybody that watched him a few times in his first 2 seasons in the PL with Southampton knew that he was a top quality, surefire prospect.
I still remember the final game of 13/14 away at Southampton when he was matched up against Januzaj and never once looked like he would be beaten by him. In fact while he's been tremendous this season for United and barring anything unforeseen seems to be likely to be well worth his transfer fee and then some, anybody that watched him a few times in his first 2 seasons in the PL with Southampton knew that he was a top quality, surefire prospect.
So despite what many have said here in the caf, LVG does know how to man-manage his players.
irwin, evra and now shaw. by this rate he will end up being up there along irwin and paddy as our best LBs over the premiership era.
I haven't seen the game yet but would love it if someone would post his highlights from the England game. Heard he had a phenomenal game. So glad he has proved all his doubters wrong. Like I have been telling in the past two, he has been very careful with how he has developed for us. Last season it was all about defending and he got that aspect fine-tuned. This season he is a marauding beast with his runs and pace. If he can sustain this and stay fit, the fee we paid for him will seem nothing. Hope he can cause havoc week in week out for us.
Every time the camera is on him I expect him to be gasping for air. He's a fecking beast.
Probably because players at these clubs get to play every week.
Probably because players at these clubs get to play every week.
I don't know. Shaw was further along in his development than Martial when we bought them.
The people writing Shaw off when we bought him had clearly never actually watched him play for Southampton, or had and are just clueless idiots who know nothing about football. All they could ever mention bad about him is that the price was too much for an 18 year old LB. The big difference between Shaw and Martial and pretty much all 18/19 year old players is he wasn't just potential, he was already a great player. He had already made the PL team of the year, had two strong seasons and was already one of the best players in the league in his position. He can never improve and he'll still be a fantastic player. A player at his age with his ability is a no brainer for 30m.
Going to praise him with one hand - very good, especially going forward but from the other hand - have to say again noticed the same as in most games this season - he makes some mental errors that hopefully he'll iron out sooner than later on the defensive side of his game. Today, he went off chasing after a player today into the middle when he lost the ball and had runners run behind him. Just uneasy at times when he lets runners get in behind him or he gets caught out of position.
For a 20 year old though, he's damned good and as long as he stays fit, can only see him getting better and better with more games.
For a 20 year old though, he's damned good and as long as he stays fit, can only see him getting better and better with more games.
See I disagree here, when he makes those attacking runs it's up to one if the three central midfielders to identify the space and fill it themselves.
Yeah, people keep bleating on about our fullbacks being too defensive and needing to get forward but when Shaw gets forward people claim he's out of position.
You don't need to when he gets caught out of position so often.
Just as well he doesn't then. Obviously I'm aware that once or twice can lead to a gross exaggeration amongst the more peculiar posters on RedCafe.
Luke Shaw is the most assured teenage (I'm aware he's just turned 20) defender I've ever seen in the Premier League. The most obvious 'sure thing' young defender you will ever encounter in football.
He's going to be absolutely top class. Hard to believe how young he is.
I'm 50/50 on that tbh, that is why lvg loves working with youth, they buy into his ideals fully and haven't discovered an ego yet.
Good to see he has kept his form up. Is fast becoming one of my favourite players.
No doubting he's going to be brilliant but his positional play in quite poor at present. Both Swansea goals came from a gaping hole he'd left behind him.
I'm pleased he is attacking and want to see Uniteds full backs get forward, but Shaw needs to learn when to make those runs. He also comes quite narrow a lot and occasionally chases the ball rather than holding shape.
*LvG voice* Can you believe it?
Just not true. Yeah he was out of position because we got smashed on the counter after just launching our own counter attack for the second. He can't see the future, he didn't know Rooney would piss possession away
The amount of times I had to write a post exactly like this defending Shaw before purchase, shortly after purchase and during his injuries was annoying. I've been saying it since we signed him, £30m was an absolute bargain and got slated for it.
Now onto a better piece of business.. give the fecker a new 5 year contract!
The funniest was some guy claiming we should have bought Ben Davies instead...
The season of Luke Shaw
Not convinced football works like this.
For a start, our captain would be at his hypothetical peak right now.
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